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Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Hari's Wordlist 2

Hari's Wordlist 2 :
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1. stave off - Keep or hold away, repel, prevent the occurrence of
2. ostracised - expel from a community or group
3. shun - To avoid deliberately, keep away from
4. spurt - A sudden short burst, the occurrence of a sudden discharge
5. gimmick - A small object whose name does not come readily to mind

6. pluck - To gather up, to summon, To tear up by the roots or from the foundation
7. nifty - First-rate, great
8. ward off - To try to prevent, avert, To turn aside, parry
9. sanitised - To make more acceptable by removing unpleasant or offensive features
10. brawn - Muscular strength and power

11. haggard - Appearing worn and exhausted, gaunt
12. sobataging - Destruction of property, obstruction of normal operations, Treacherous action to defeat, an endeavor
13. deem - To have as an opinion, judge
14. dearth - an acute insufficiency, A scarce supply or provisions
15. emoting - To express emotion

16. to boot - by way of addition, furthermore
17. blatant - Unpleasantly loud and noisy
18. content - fulfilled, gratified, satisfied
19. munching on the grub - doing something along with something else
20. penned - To write or compose with or as if with a pen

21. rift - A shallow area in a waterway, A break in friendly relations
22. fling - To cast aside, A brief sexual or romantic relationship
23. towed - To draw or pull behind by a chain or line
24. garner - To gather and store in, acquire
25. abdicate - To relinquish formally, To retire from, give up or abandon

26. infer - To conclude from evidence or premises, To hint, imply
27. endeavors - A conscientious or concerted effort toward an end; an earnest attempt
28. imbibed - To absorb or take in as if by drinking, To receive and absorb into the mind
29. oeuvre - A work of art, The sum of the lifework of an artist, writer, or composer
30. monogamy - The practice or condition of having a single sexual partner during a period of time

31. sartorial - relating to a tailor or to tailoring
32. protogonists - The main character in a drama or other literary work
33. attire - To dress or clothe, especially in fine or elaborate garments
34. subtle - Able to make fine distinctions, be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
35. avid - Marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

36. secluded - To set or keep apart, as from social contact with others, make private
37. tarnish - spoil, taint, To diminish
38. exhort - To urge by strong, advice, or appeal
39. twinge - A mental or emotional pain
40. mockery - A false, derisive, or impudent imitation

41. blipped - A temporary or insignificant phenomenon, especially a brief departure from the normal
42. hassles - Trouble, bother, An argument or a fight.
43. singling - Lacking a partner, Separate from others; individual and distinct
44. tailoring - To make, alter, or adapt for a particular end or purpose
45. shrudders - To vibrate, quiver

46. escorted - accompanying another to guide, protect, or show honor; companion of a woman,
47. blanket have developed more holes - Responsibility for a mistake or an offense
48. discreetly - wise self-restraint in speech and behavior
49. facades - An artificial or deceptive front
50. grit - To clamp together

51. detour - A deviation from a direct course of action, road used temporarily instead of a main route
52. wither - To lose freshness; droop, To dry up
53. onus - A difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity, a burden or obligation
54. to grab their piece of pie - to take away their share
55. choked - To be unable to speak because of strong emotion, suppress

56. ilk - Type or kind, a kind of person
57. perturbed - To throw into great confusion, To disturb greatly, make uneasy or anxious
58. glaring - To stare fixedly and angrily, To be conspicuous, stand out obtrusively
59. colonised - settle as a colony
60. nemesis - An opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome, A source of harm or ruin

61. sagely - exhibiting wisdom and calm judgment
62. tenet - that is proclaimed as true without proof
63. haunted - showing emotional affliction or disquiet, To visit often, To come to mind continually, To be continually present in, pervade
64. unkempt - Not properly maintained; disorderly or untidy
65. sneered - A contemptuous facial expression, sound, or statement, A scornful facial expression

66. conjures - To call or bring to mind, evoke, To summon magical or supernatural power
67. overt - open and observable; not secret or hidden
68. qualms - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of a course of action, A sudden disturbing feeling
69. slouch - an incompetent person, usually used in negative constructions, An awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture or gait
70. prowess - Superior skill or ability, courage, or daring

71. pedigree - A list of ancestors, a family tree
72. brooding - The children in one family, The young of certain animals
73. progeny - A result of creative effort, a product, derived from another; an offspring
74. bolted - To secure or lock
75. God's spell - the omnipotence of a divine being

76. intangible - Incapable of being perceived by the senses, Incapable of being realized or defined
77. nonchalantly - Seeming to be coolly unconcerned or indifferent, in an unconcerned manner
78. groping - To handle or fondle for sexual pleasure
79. blemish - a flaw or defect
80. fizzle - To fail or end weakly, especially after a hopeful beginning

81. gabbing - Idle talk, chatter
82. rekindle - To revive or renew, arouse again
83. psych - To excite emotionally
84. re-inforce - To give more force or effectiveness to, strengthen
85. reprimanded - To reprove severely especially in a formal or official way

86. perceptions - Insight, intuition, or knowledge gained by perceiving
87. starling - A protective structure of pilings surrounding a pier of a bridge.
88. superficial - Apparent rather than actual or substantial
89. fester - To undergo decay, To infect, inflame, or corrupt
90. stark - complete or extreme

91. intimidate - fill with fear
92. maxims - rule of conduct, general truth
93. deceptive - causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
94. clone - To produce a copy of, imitate closely
95. ridicule - make fun of, taunt

96. guileless - simple and honest, guile - Treacherous cunning
97. serendipitous - The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident, An instance of making such a discovery
98. coalesced - To come together so as to form one whole
99. descripancies - Divergence or disagreement
100. embody - To make part of a system or whole, incorporate

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